Western Region: Pupils stranded as strike by teachers begins to bite
At some schools, pupils arrived as early as 7:35 a.m. only to be met with locked classrooms, empty compounds and an absence of teachers.
The nationwide strike by Ghana’s pre-tertiary teacher unions, led by the Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT), the National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT), and the Pre-Tertiary Teachers’ Association of Ghana (PRETAG), has begun to impact teaching and learning in the Western Region. Pupils in the region are facing significant disruptions as schools struggle with locked classrooms and absent teachers.
A report by 3News visited schools around Apowa and Ankyernyin, where pupils arrived early only to find their schools unstaffed and their academic day not yet begun. The unions are protesting delays in placing promoted teachers on their appropriate salary scales, an issue that continues to fuel the industrial action. While negotiations persist, the immediate effect on pupils is clear: their regular school routine is disrupted, raising concerns over the potential long-term impact on their education.
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